Apparatus for finishing gloves.



W. M. BRAUN. APPARATUS ron FINISHING GLOVES.

' APPLICATION FILED AUG.29. I911- Patent ed Jan. 21', 1919.

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APPARATUS FOR FINISHING GLOVES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.29. 19!].

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WALTER M. BBAUN, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

APPARATUS FOR FINISHING GLOVES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

Application filed August 29, 1917. Serial No. 188,722.

To all whom it may concern: I

'ings and the like.

The invention is more particularly designed to provide a form for thearticle such as a glove or stocking to be finished which is heated so asto take out the wrinkles from the product and leave it in a finishedstate.

Heretofore apparatus of this kind has been heated by steam but the useof steam is expensive because of the necessity for a steam generator andto obviate this difliculty I have devised my apparatus which is heatedby electricity.

' The invention further consists in the several features hereinafter setforth.

While I have shown the invention in connection with an apparatus forfinishing gloves it will also be understood that it could be used forfinishing stockings and the like.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an end view of the finger finishing device, parts beingbroken away and parts being shown in section;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the device, part of the form being removed;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the swivel joint and electricalconnections shown in Fig. 1;

Fi 4 is a section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is asectional view of the thumb finishing device;

Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 66 of Fig. 5.

The apparatus as a whole consists of a finger-finishing deviceand athumb finishing device.

he finger finishin device consists of a hand form made up 0 two members7 and 8, and electrical means for heating the interior of the form.

The member 7 is. hollowed out at the fingers 9 and for a distance belowthem as is ,member 7, the members bein likewise the member'8, said partsregistering with each other to provide a form with :a hollow interior,the lower portion 10 of the member 8 fitting up against a reinforcedport1on 11 adjacent. a shoulder 12 of the secured together by screws 13or other sultable fastenmg means to form a strong construction. Themember 7 has a tubular shank portion 14 which fits into a bore 15 of abracket 16 inclined to permit ready manipulation of the glove upon theform, the shank 14 bein revolubly mounted in said bracket and beingdetachably secured therein by means of a set screw 17 in the bracketengaging in an annular groove 18 in the shank 14,.

the form bein revolubly mounted in the bracket as during the process offinishing the love it is necessary to turn the same.

T e electrical means for heating the hollow interior of the formcomprises heating coils 19 formed by a conductor wire 20 inclosed inmica strips 21 within the hollow of the form, one end of the wire beingconnected to a binding post formed by nuts 22 and 23 mounted on aconductor rod 24 secured at one end in the hollow interior of the formto an insulating block 25. This rod 24 and the other end 26 of the wire20 extends down through a channel 27 between the members 7 and 8 and achannel 28 in the member 7.

In order that the coils may be constantly heated even though the form isturned, a special connection is provided. This consists of a conductorrod 29 secured in a shell and having a bore 30 therein for receiving theend 31 of the rod 24 to permit it to turn therein and carrying nuts 32to secure one of the line conductors The shell consists of rings 34, 35,36, 37 of insulating material connected together to form one end, rings38, 39 of insulating material connected together to form the other end,and a barrel 41 positioned on insulating rings and which is clampedbetween the ends of the shell by a nut 42 at one end of the rod 29engaging the ring 36 and the inner nut 32 on the other end of the rodengaging the ring 39. The shank 14 carries insulating blocks 43 and 44and a flat conductor ring 45 is secured to the block 44 by a screw bolt46 to which end 26 of the wire 20 is secured. A fiat conductor ring 47is secured to the shell by a screw 48 and a screw bolt 49 which is alsoconnected o a conductor rod 50 which in turn is connected by a wire 51to a binding post 52 to which the other line conductor 53 is secured,the conductors 33 and 53 being connected up to a suitable source ofcurrent.

The shell above described is slidably mounted in the bore 15 of thebracket. 16

and the conductor rings -t5 and 47 are held in contact with each otherby means of a coiled spring 5% interposed between the lower head of theshell and an end plate 55 secured to the bracket. The shell is also heldin proper alinement by means of rods *56 which fit in guide holes 57 inthe lower portion of the bracketlG.

'With this construction the current passes from the conductor 33 throughrods 29 and 24 to the wire 20, thence through contact rings 45 and 47 torod 50, wire 51 to the conductor 53. When the form is revolved thecontact between the rods 24 and 29 will always be maintained as the endof one is mounted in the other and the contact between the} rings 45 and47 will always be maintained as the spring 54 holds said rings incontact with each other.

The thumb form consists of a hollow member 58 having threaded engagementwith a member 59 provided with a recess 60 communicating with the hollowof the mem ber 58 and with a shank portion 61 provided with an annulargroove 61, said thumb form being interchangeable with the fingcr'forrnfor support in the bracket 16.

The electrical means for heating the 1101- low interior of the thumbform comprises a heating coil 62 formed by a conductor wire 63 inclosedin mica strips 64 within the hollow of the form, one end of the wirebeing connected to the upper end of a conductor rod 65 secured in theform and extending down through a channel 66 therein, and insulatedtherefrom by insulating dislts 67, 68, 69 and '70. The other end 71 ofthehvire 63 is secured, in a manner similar to the end 26 of the Wire20, to a conductor ring 45' similar to the ring 45. The end of theconductor rod 65 projects beyond the form and is adapted to be insertedin the bore 30 of the rod 29 when the form is secured in. the

bracket 16 under which conditions the conductor ring 45' is yieldinglyheld in contact' Withjthe ring '47 iii the manner previously described.If desired the thumb form may be mounted on its own bracket and have itsown connections with a source of current and it 18 not as necessary toprov1de for a turning of this form as in the case of the finger form.

With the construction above described, thecurrent-is turned on and thefour fingers of the glove are Worked over the finger form and left for acertain-length of time to re -n1ove the Wrinkles. Then the glove isremoved "fiemthe finger form and the fingerform replaced by the thumbform and the thumb of the glove treated or the glove may of somemodification and change and I therefore desire it to be understood thatsuch changes as come within the scope of the ap pended claims I deem tobe within the spirit of my invention.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination, with a support, of a form revolubly mounted thereonand fitting the article of manufacture to be treated, said form having ahollow interior, electric heating coils within said interior, aconductor rod forming a line terminal and provided with a bore, anotherconductor rod connected to one end of the coils and revolubly mounted inthe bore of and contacting with said first named conductor, acontact'ring connected to the other end of the coils, a contact ringconnected to a line terminal, and means for holding said contact ringsin contact with each. other.

2. The combination, with a support,-of a form revolubly mounted thereonand fitting the article of manufacture to be treated, said form having ahollow interior, electric coils within said interior, a conductor rodconnected to one end of said coils and a contact ring to the other, aterminal carrvin member provided with a conductor rod aving a bore toreceive-the end of said first named conductor rod and a contact ringadapted to contact with said first named conductor ring, and meansyieldingly pressing upon said member to hold the rings in contact witheach other.

3. The combination, with a fixed support, of a form revolubly mounted onthe support and fitting the article of manufacture to be treated, saidform having a hollow interior portion, electric heating coils within thehollow of said form, a conductor rod connected to one end of said coilsand a contact ring to the other, a sliding terminal carrying memberprovided with a conductor rod adapted to contact with the first namedconductor rod and a contact ring adapted to contactwith said first namedconductor ring, and a spring for movin the terminal carrying member tobring t e ringsvin contact with each other and said rods in contact witheach other and maintain said parts in contact.

4. The combination, with a support having a tubular bore, of aformhaving a tubular end revolubly mounted within the bore and fitting thearticle of manufacture to be treated, said form having a hollow interiorcontacts connected to the coil and contacts carried by the terminalmember revolubl movable with respect to each other, and means formaintaining said contacts in engagement with each other.

5. The combination, with a support, of a form revolubly mounted on saidsup ort and fitting the article to be treated, sa1d form having a hollowinterior, an electric'heating coil in said hollow interior andelectrical connections for said coil insulated from said form and saidsupport, a terminal carrying member, electncal contacts carried by saidmember and insulated from said support and from said form, and means formam-- taining said contacts on said member in engagement with theelectrical connections for the coil and for permitting turning of theform with respect to said member.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

WALTER M. BRAUN.

